One of the many things I lost when my mama died was a wonderful source of new books to read. I like that http://www.amazon.com/ will refer books to me from what I have ordered but sometimes they miss the mark. One new source that I have found is Laura. Her blog is on my blogroll and it is Lines in Pleasant Places. She is a reader and an AUBURN fan. What a fabulous combination.
She recommend Hannah Coutler by Wendell Berry. I read it a few weeks ago when I was sick. As bad as I felt, I had to keep reading. I wanted to find out what happened in the story plus Wendell Berry's verbiage took me to a wonderful place. His words are put together in such a way that I liked to roll them over in my mind like one would do a cherry lifesaver on your tongue so you could savor every taste.
One of the themes in this book is 'The Membership' It is the spirit of community that is present in the town, Port William, that Hannah and her family lived. It made me ponder the member ships that I have in my family, in my church and in my circle of friends. My friend, LindaS, read the book and she was surprised how a man could write so well from the viewpoint of a woman. She also said that she came across an article in Christianity Today that called Wendell Berry a present day prophet. I have not read that article yet.
I have A Place on Earth by Wendell Barry in my que of books to read.
Another book I read while I was sick was The Solitary Envoy by T. Davis Bunn and Isabella Bunn. I enjoyed this book and I plan to read more in this series. It was a quick read and somewhat predictable. I enjoyed the history that I learned and it made me read more about that time. This was somewhat of a cotton candy read but we all need these every now and again.
The book that I put down so I could blog is Eulalis by Brian Jacques. I love these books. There are about 18 of these books. All stand alone but the more you read the more you come across folks that you know or have met before. I say folks but all the characters are animals. The herbivores are good for the most part and the carnivores are bad for the most part. The writing is fun to read- I love it when I read things like "they are tip-pawed across the floor so as not to wake the babes". These books also show Romans 8:29-29 to me. They show me in a story how all things work together. 'If the Tapestry had not been stolen, they never would have seen the writing behind it, which led to a wonderful discovery...'
If you plan to read these start with Redwall. It sets the backdrop for all the others. Andrew's favorite is Pearls of Lutra. It is my second favorite.
I need to get back to my book, the golden fox has just captured the hedgehog and the haremaiden and the squirrel. The Redwall Abbey is in trouble and I must find out what happens.
Do you have a book you would recommend ?
2 comments:
War Eagle! You are so sweet and I'm thrilled to know another reader with similar tastes in books.
I'm glad you liked Hannah Coulter! That book and Jayber Crow, A Place on Earth, and Andy Catlett: Early Travels are probably my favorite fiction books by Berry. And Andy Catlett is the sweetest of those books.
We like Brian Jacques Redwall series, too, but haven't read very many of them. I'll have to read them with an eye for spiritual parallels - I'm so glad you pointed that out.
I like the reference to Romans 8:28! It's so true: even bad/sad circumstances in our lives lead us to good things.
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